Special Vowel Combinations -LL

1st Grade PacketSpecial Vowel Combinations -LLName:www.readinghorizons.com

Welcome to the Reading Horizons Discovery Weekly Student Packet! In this packet, you’ll find activities thatstudents can do independently along with some activities that require the help of a fluent reader.Guided Practice ActivitiesThese activities need to be completed with the help of a fluent reader.Homework PagesEach Homework Page includes a concise overview of what was covered in that week of instruction. Thisinformation can serve as a review for the student and as a synopsis for anyone assisting in the home. This skill reviewwas not designed to be reading practice for the student. Each square in the Tic-Tac-Toe design of the page includesinstructions for the student. A fluent reader should be available to assist in reading these instructions if necessary.Building Words ActivitiesThe student should cut out the accompanying letter cards. A fluent reader should read the Building Words Activityscript aloud to the student while the student uses the cards to spell the words. The letter cards include both upperand lowercase letters. Encourage the student to practice proper capitalization by only using the uppercase letterswhen necessary.Independent Practice ActivitiesThese activities are designed to allow the student to complete them independently. In some cases, small portionsof the activities below (like instructions) may require minimal involvement by a fluent reader.Cloze PassagesThe student should use the words on the second page of the activity to fill in the blanks on the first page. Thepassages are designed to include only words that students have learned the necessary skills to read independently.Building Words Transfer CardsThe Building Words Transfer Card uses words from the Building Words Activity in sentences designed to helpstudents practice reading skills.Practice PagesInstructions at the top may need to be read to the student.Sort and Spell ActivitiesSort and Spell activities include three parts: the Word Sort, Fill-in-the-Blank Sentences, and Word Sort Questions.The Word Sort Questions are designed to challenge the student to think critically, so many of these questions willneed to be read to the student. The other parts are designed for independent practice.In the Word Sort, the words can be cut out and moved into the appropriate columns on the sort page. The studentcould also use the words in the bank as a reference and write the words into the correct columns. The studentshould use the words from the sort to complete the Fill-in-the-Blank sentences.Happy Reading and Spelling!The Reading Horizons TeamFor more information, contact your teacher at . 2020 by Reading Horizons

Weekly Spelling HomeworkNameDate(Form A) Spelling LESSON WEEK 8: Special Vowel Combinations -LLSpelling Skill: Special Vowel Combinations are spelling patterns in one-syllable words for vowels followed by-ll, -ng, or -nk. They are important to learn because some vowels are spelled differently than they sound. The -llSpecial Vowel Combinations are -all (e.g., call), -ell (e.g., bell), -oll (e.g., roll), -ull (e.g., dull), and -ill (e.g., will).Word BankSkill WordsExample rollsmallallillmillMost Common WordslikehavefromwithhasSpelling Tic Tac ToeUsing words from the word bank above, complete at least 3 squares in a row. Show your work on the backof this page in the corresponding squares (e.g., if you choose to complete the activity in square 1, writeyour response in the grid on the back of this page in the square with the number 1). Return this page toyour teacher.1. Spell and mark one skill wordfrom the word bank.2. Write three skill words fromthe word bank that rhyme.3. Spell and mark one skill wordfrom the word bank.4. Write a skill word from theword bank, then draw a pictureto illustrate the meaning ofthe word.5. Spell and mark one skill wordfrom the word bank.6. Write the two words from theword bank that rhyme withthe word poll.7. Spell and mark one skill wordfrom the word bank.8. Write a sentence using atleast one word from the MostCommon Word list.9. Spell and mark one skill wordfrom the word bank.Copyright 2018 by Reading Horizons

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Review Activities Lesson Week 8Building WordsReview Activity for Spelling Lesson Week 8Special Vowel Combination -LL42 Sounds Cards (one of the following for each student):Vowelsa e o u iConsonantsc d k l l r s wSkill ReviewFor skill information, see Grade 1 Instructor Cards for Spelling Lesson Week 8.Building WordsLet’s start by spelling words with the Special Vowel Combination -LL, using the sound cards.1. Use three letters to spell the word all. We need all students to help.2. Add a consonant to the beginning of all to spell the word wall. He put the picture on the wall.3. Use three letters to spell the word ill. I feel ill this morning.4. Add a Blend to the beginning of ill to spell the word skill. Her strongest skill is running.5. Change the word skill to the word skull. A helmet will protect your skull.6. Change the word skull to the word dull. All of these pencils are very dull.7. Use four letters to spell the word roll. Don’t let the ball roll off the table.8. Use six letters to spell the word scroll. Use the mouse to scroll down the page.9. Use four letters to spell the word sell. The workers sell food at the baseball game.10. Change the word sell to the word dwell. The people dwell in a village by the river.Beat the ClockAsk students to use the sound cards from this lesson to form as many words as they can in a specific amount oftime (1-5 minutes depending on the needs of your students and available time).Bonus ActivityHave students write one sentence using as many words from the lesson as they can.TransferHave students read the words and the sentence from Building Words Transfer Card Lesson Week 8. Check foraccuracy and automaticity.16 2018 by Reading Horizons

Reading Horizons Discovery Spelling Lesson Week 8Cloze Passage 1NameDateBased on the Reading Horizons Discovery Little Book “Bill and theStrong Smell”Bill sat on a stump next to his tent.“I will like it here,” said . “The cows like it here too.”Bill began to dig a . He could smell a bad .He could that the cows did not like the bad smell.“Well, I like it here,” said Bill.Copyright 2018 by Reading Horizons

Reading Horizons Discovery Spelling Lesson Week 8Cloze Passage 1Special Vowel Combinations -LLBillwillwe l lstilltellsmallsmellCopyright 2018 by Reading Horizons

wallrollillscrollskillsellAll of the balls fell from a tall wall.Sentence:alldullWords:skulldwellSpelling Lesson Week 8Building Words Transfer Card 1

NamePractice writing rhymingwords with LL Special VowelCombinations.Lesson 25: Special Vowel CombinationsChoose letters from the box on the side, and write theletters in the blanks to make words that rhyme. Then readthe word. The first word has been done for you.ptmfwfwfwPublished by Reading HorizonsCopyright September 2015hbcf illillillillellellellellallallallall74

More Rhyming Words-ell-ull-all-ollReading Horizons Discovery Spelling Lesson Week 8Sort and Spell 2Copyright 2018 by Reading Horizons-ill

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NameReading Horizons Discovery Spelling Lesson Week 8Sort and Spell 2SentencesDateUsing the words in the Word Sort, fill in theblanks to complete the sentences below.1. A bug is .2. The dwells in a hut.3. Can you the word cat?Copyright 2018 by Reading Horizons

Reading Horizons Discovery Spelling Lesson Week 8Sort and Spell 2Word Sort QuestionsNameDateUsing the words in the Word Sort, answer the questions below.1. Write the word from the sort that does not beginwith a Blend.2. Write two words from the sort that begin with the sameBlend as the word smug.Copyright 2018 by Reading Horizons

7. Use four letters to spell the word roll. Don’t let the ball roll off the table. 8. Use six letters to spell the word scroll. Use the mouse to scroll down the page. 9. Use four letters to spell the word sell. The workers sell food at the baseball game. 10. Change the word sell to the word